Coaching a Fall sports team in 2025? Join us Aug. 13th in Spokane, WA! This free train-the-trainer event is for high school coaches and mentors who want to empower student athletes to prevent hazing, sexual assault and dating violence through a strength-based leadership development approach. Attendees will be trained in the Athletes as Leaders curriculum. We will…
Join WSCADV and preventionists from across the state for the August Gender-Based Violence Prevention Collaborative meeting! The collaborative is a space for connection, community-building, learning and resource-sharing, and collaboration.
This training explores how disability and domestic violence intersect, highlighting the impact of ableism and the unique barriers disabled survivors face. Our guest presenter is Evan Jones, the SOAR Works Disability Coordinator at Sojourner House. We'll cover Social Security basics, tips for navigating benefits, and introduce SOAR Works as a key resource. Ideal for anyone…
Are you an advocate or a manager who has been working in the DV field for 2+ years? Advocacy 102 is for advocates and managers that have been in DV work for two or more years. In this training we will cover screening and intake, best practices, de-escalation in shelter settings, reviewing and reconsidering shelter and…
Join us for Money Talks! A webinar series to promote economic justice. Join us on Sept. 3 for a discussion about work, how abuse affects survivors’ ability to work, and the protections that are available in Washington State. We will discuss ways to safety plan with individual survivors about work as well as tips for…
To attend Advocacy 102 in English on 9/3/25, register here. Acompáñanos el miércoles 8 de septiembre para “Advocacy 102” en español. ¿Eres un/a defensor/a o supervisor/a que ha trabajado en el campo de la violencia doméstica por más de 2 años? Muchos de ustedes han participado en “Rookies 101”, así que llevemos nuestras habilidades al…
Let's come together and talk about ways to support survivors experiencing housing instability in our advocacy practices. Together we'll learn about the housing systems survivors navigate in our communities, and what our role as advocates can be to support survivor resilience and resources through tools like community and landlord engagement, survivor-driven housing advocacy, flexible financial…
United in Hope, Together We Rise This year, we gather under the theme "United in Hope, Together We Rise". Hope is a powerful force that binds us together and propels us forward. In difficult times, hope fuels our commitment to supporting survivors, strengthening communities, and caring for ourselves. Join us as we explore how the values that…
Keep the momentum going following WSCADV's annual conference in Yakima by attending the In-Person Gender-Based Violence Prevention Collaborative meeting on Wednesday, September 17th from 9am-2pm. We'll be meeting at the Yakima Arboretum to be in community together, debrief the conference, and talk all things prevention!
SAVE THE DATE! Registration info coming soon! Join us for a Child Support 101 webinar for DV advocates
SAVE THE DATES! Training will be in Eastern WA - Stay tuned for details and registration. Are you a brand new advocate? This training is for you! Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Blanca McCreary-Ortega and Sarah Kendall. Whether you volunteer or are paid, if you work…
SAVE THE DATES! Stay tuned for details and registration. Are you a brand new advocate? This training is for you! Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Blanca McCreary-Ortega and Sarah Kendall. Whether you volunteer or are paid, you work in a shelter or a community office, you…
SAVE THE DATE! Registration info coming soon! Join us for a Child Support 101 webinar for DV advocates
SAVE THE DATES! Training will be held in Western WA - stay tuned for details and registration. Are you a brand-new advocate? This training is for you! Advocacy for Rookies is an in-depth, interactive training for domestic violence advocates, with facilitators Blanca McCreary-Ortega and Sarah Kendall. Whether you volunteer or are paid, if you work in…